EP2319231B1 - Dispositif de communication portable ayant un ensemble charnière à la fois coulissant et pliable - Google Patents

Dispositif de communication portable ayant un ensemble charnière à la fois coulissant et pliable Download PDF

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EP2319231B1
EP2319231B1 EP09789466.1A EP09789466A EP2319231B1 EP 2319231 B1 EP2319231 B1 EP 2319231B1 EP 09789466 A EP09789466 A EP 09789466A EP 2319231 B1 EP2319231 B1 EP 2319231B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0247—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings comprising more than two body parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0214—Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0235—Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0239—Sliding mechanism with two degree of freedom, e.g. translation in two different directions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/16—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including more than one display unit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/22—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

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  • the present invention relates generally to portable communication devices, and more particularly, to a portable communication device having a dual sliding flip hinge assembly.
  • Portable communication devices and in particular mobile telephones, are used for a wide variety of applications.
  • mobile phones are used not only for phone conversations and for sending/receiving messages, but also for browsing the internet, viewing multimedia content, such as movies or music, and for playing games, etc.
  • the display screen on a mobile phone is limited by the size of the phone.
  • the surface area available for the display screen, functional keys and a keypad is reduced.
  • some mobile devices are designed with a base and a display that is movable relative to the base.
  • the keypad often is incorporated into the base and exposed only after opening/moving the display.
  • clamshell devices in which the display is connected to the base via a conventional rotational hinge
  • slider devices in which the display is slidable with respect to the base, for example, on a rail or a track.
  • US 2006/0135222 discloses a portable apparatus having a display device adapted to be watched in the horizontal position and retained with a slant for convenient key operation using both hands.
  • the portable apparatus includes a first housing; a second housing adapted to fold on and unfold from the first housing; a hinge device adapted to connect the first and second housings about a first hinge axis; a third housing positioned between the first and second housings and adapted to rotate from the first housing about a second hinge axis, which is spaced from and perpendicular to the first hinge axis, in a direction moving away from the hinge device to be placed parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first and second housings; and a swing hinge device positioned on the first housing to connect the first and third housings in such a manner that they can rotate about the second hinge axis.
  • US 2006/105824 discloses a sliding-folding type portable communication apparatus that provides advantages of both sliding type and folding type portable communication apparatuses.
  • the sliding-folding type portable communication apparatus has a soft cover having a folding section, a hinge unit provided in the folding section, and a body coupled to the soft cover while facing one surface of the soft cover, the body sliding lengthwise along the soft cover and being opened/closed when the soft cover is extended/folded.
  • a portable communication device is provided with a dual sliding hinge assembly.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to couple an intermediate assembly to a base assembly and a flip assembly such that the intermediate portion can slide relative to the base assembly and the flip assembly along a first direction and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly also is configured to facilitate rotation of the intermediate assembly when the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction.
  • the base assembly, intermediate assembly and/or flip assembly may be configured to include touch-input devices and/or display devices.
  • a portable communication device that includes a base assembly; a flip assembly coupled to the base assembly such that the flip assembly is rotatable relative to the base assembly; and an intermediate assembly operatively coupled to the base assembly and the flip assembly by a dual sliding hinge assembly, wherein the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to facilitate sliding movement between the intermediate assembly and the base assembly along a first direction and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to facilitate rotational movement between the intermediate assembly and the base assembly.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to facilitate rotational movement between the intermediate assembly and the base assembly when the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly includes a first hinge plate coupled to a second hinge plate and configured for sliding movement between the second hinge plate and the first hinge plate along the first direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly includes a third hinge plate coupled to the second hinge plate and configured for sliding motion between the third hinge plate and the second hinge plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly includes a fourth hinge plate coupled to the third hinge plate and configured for rotational movement between the fourth hinge plate and the third hinge plate.
  • the fourth hinge plate is coupled to the third hinge plate by a spring hinge.
  • the fourth hinge plate is rotatable to an angle of up to about 90 degrees.
  • the intermediate assembly includes at least one display.
  • the intermediate assembly includes a touch-input device that is revealed when a portion of the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction.
  • the base assembly and the flip assembly each comprise a touch-sensitive input device.
  • each touch-sensitive input device is a touch-sensitive display.
  • the portable communication device is a mobile telephone.
  • a portable communication device that includes a base assembly; a flip assembly; and an intermediate assembly; wherein the base assembly, the intermediate assembly and the top assembly are operatively coupled by a dual hinge assembly, wherein the dual hinge assembly is configured to facilitate rotational movement between the base assembly and the flip assembly, sliding movement between the base assembly and the intermediate assembly along a first direction and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and rotational movement of the intermediate assembly relative to the base assembly when the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction.
  • a dual sliding hinge assembly for use in connection with a portable communication device, where the dual sliding hinge assembly includes a first hinge plate coupled to a second hinge plate and configured for sliding movement between the second hinge plate and the first hinge plate along a first direction; a third hinge plate coupled to the second hinge plate and configured for sliding motion between the third hinge plate and the second hinge plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a fourth hinge plate coupled to the third hinge plate and configured for rotational movement between the fourth hinge plate and the third hinge plate.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the fourth hinge plate of about 90 degrees relative to the third hinge plate.
  • a portable communication device that includes a first assembly; and a second assembly coupled to the first assembly by a dual sliding hinge assembly; wherein the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to facilitate sliding movement between the base assembly and the intermediate assembly along a first direction and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and rotational movement of the intermediate assembly relative to the base assembly when the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction
  • the term “portable communication device” includes portable radio communication equipment.
  • portable radio communication equipment which herein after is referred to as a mobile phone, a mobile device, a mobile radio terminal or a mobile terminal, includes all electronic equipment, including, but not limited to, mobile telephones, pagers, communicators, i.e., electronic organizers, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or the like.
  • the portable communication device is primarily referred to as a mobile telephone or a mobile phone.
  • the description and illustrations of the mobile telephone are intended to serve as a non-limiting exemplary environment for the inventive concepts described herein, and it will be appreciated that the invention is not intended to be limited to a mobile telephone, but rather can be any type of electronic equipment.
  • Mobile phones with slider hinges typically include a keypad on the base that is exposed by sliding the display relative to the base.
  • Functional keys typically located on the same surface as the display, are used for navigating menus and for initiating various functions on the device. Due to the location of the functional keys, the surface area available for the display screen is reduced, thus requiring the display screen to also be reduced in size. Furthermore, when the display is slid open, the functional keys are slid away from the user's hands, making them generally difficult to reach and/or inconvenient to use.
  • the present disclosure recognizes shortcomings with conventional portable communication devices, including slider mobile phones and clamshell phones, as well as larger phones., and provides a portable communication device (e.g., a mobile phone) having a dual sliding hinge assembly.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly may be configured to slidingly couple an intermediate assembly to a base assembly and a flip assembly such that the intermediate assembly may be slid along a first direction and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to facilitate rotation of the intermediate assembly after the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction.
  • the provision of a dual sliding flip hinge assembly allows for a mobile phone that has the look and feel of a larger phone with more display area and/or control area and greater versatility and configurability with the smaller footprint often associated with slider and/or clamshell phones.
  • the mobile phone 10 includes a dual sliding hinge assembly 12 (also referred to as a dual hinge assembly or simply as a hinge assembly).
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly is configured to couple a base assembly 14 and a flip assembly 16 to an intermediate assembly 18 such that the intermediate assembly is slidable relative to the base assembly 14 and the flip assembly 16 along a first direction, a along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and rotatable when slid along the second direction.
  • FIG. 1 shows a top portion of the flip assembly 16 that would be exposed when the mobile phone is in a closed configuration.
  • the top portion 20 of the flip assembly 16 includes an outer display 22, for example, a display that may be viewed when the phone is in a closed position and/or in a standby mode.
  • the top portion 20 of the flip assembly 16 may include or otherwise define a touch-sensitive input area 24 (e.g., a touch-input display or other touch-input control area).
  • the touch-sensitive area 24 is configured to provide functional and/or navigational keys 26.
  • the top portion of the first assembly may be equipped without an outer display and/or without a touch-sensitive input area without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the functional and/or navigational keys 26 may provide for a variety of user input operations.
  • the functional keys 26 typically include special function keys, such as a "call send” key for initiating or answering a call, and a "call end” key for ending or “hanging up” a call.
  • Special function keys also may include menu navigation keys, for example, for navigating through a menu displayed on the display(s) to select different telephone functions, profiles, settings, etc., as is conventional.
  • Other navigational keys or controls may include directional keys (e.g., up, down, left, and right) to highlight different links, or icons, or to navigate text or other documents, etc.
  • the navigational controls 24 also may be in the form of a roller ball or navigational ball, as will be appreciated.
  • Other keys associated with the mobile telephone may include a volume key, an audio mute key, an on/off power key, a web browser launch key, a camera key and the like.
  • the navigational keys may be embodied as "hard keys” or “soft keys” implemented on a touch-sensitive input device.
  • the outer display 22 (e.g., a touch screen) is configured to display information to a user, such as, operating state, time, telephone numbers, contact information, menus, etc.
  • the user also can view and utilize various features and functions related to the various operating states of the mobile phone 10 on the display 22.
  • the display 22 also may be used to visually display content received by the mobile telephone 10 and/or retrieved from a memory of the mobile telephone 10. For example, the user can watch movies, play video games, and browse the internet, etc., on the screen.
  • Such audio/video materials may be stored on memory within the phone or accessed from remote servers, as will be appreciated.
  • the mobile phone 10 includes a base assembly 14 and a flip assembly 16 that are rotationally coupled together (e.g., by a spring hinge or by a portion of the dual sliding hinge assembly 12), such that the flip assembly 16 may be rotated relative to the base assembly 14 (e.g., such that the flip assembly may be opened or closed).
  • the base assembly 14 and the flip assembly 16 are operatively coupled to the intermediate assembly 18 by the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 such that the intermediate assembly 18 may be slid or otherwise laterally translated relative to the base assembly 14 and the flip assembly 16 when the flip assembly is rotated to a completely open position (e.g., a position where the flip assembly is at an angle of about 180 degrees relative to the base assembly).
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 is configured such that the intermediate assembly 18 may be slid or otherwise translated along a first direction as well as being slid or otherwise laterally translated along a second direction in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly facilitates sliding of the intermediate assembly from a position substantially over the flip assembly 16 to a position partially over the flip assembly and partially over the base assembly.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly facilitates sliding or lateral motion of the intermediate assembly along the second direction.
  • the mobile phone is configured such that the intermediate assembly includes or otherwise houses an auxiliary assembly 30 (e.g., a dedicated keypad or a touch-sensitive input device, such as a dynamic keypad).
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 is configured to facilitate rotation of the intermediate assembly 18 (or at least a portion of the intermediate assembly) once the intermediate assembly has been slid or otherwise laterally translated along the second direction.
  • the intermediate assembly may be rotated with sliding of the intermediate assembly along the second direction.
  • the intermediate assembly may then by rotated into a relatively upright position (e.g., rotated about an angle of up to about 90 degrees relative to the plane of the base assembly and the flip assembly when the base assembly and the flip assembly are in a fully open position).
  • the auxiliary area 30 may also be revealed and/or utilized by a user of the phone. As can be seen in FIG.
  • the provision of a dual sliding hinge assembly that also facilitates rotation of the intermediate assembly allows the phone to be configured into a laptop-like configuration, which a user may find useful for a variety of applications, such as web browsing, text entry, messaging, gaming and the like.
  • the flip assembly includes a first touch-sensitive input device 32 (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or touch screen).
  • the base assembly may be configured to include another touch-sensitive input device 34 (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or touch screen).
  • the intermediate assembly 18 may also include or otherwise house a touch-sensitive display or touch screen 36. Alternatively, the intermediate assembly 18 may simply include a conventional display.
  • touch-sensitive input devices 32, 34 and 36 each are touch-sensitive displays or touch screens.
  • Exemplary touch screens include thin film transistor (TFT) LCD screens. It will be appreciated that different screens, such as larger or smaller screens, or other thin screen technology may be utilized without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • TFT thin film transistor
  • the screens may be navigated by using a stylus or by otherwise touching the surface of the screen to select various functions and/or to input information or data into the phone.
  • keys or key-like functionality also may be embodied as a touch screen on the display screen, and it will be appreciated that in such embodiments, the functional and/or navigational keys may be incorporated into the touch screen to incorporate a larger screen on the display.
  • the base assembly 14 also houses a battery 50 operatively coupled to a main printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), which includes the electronics, memory, and circuitry, etc., necessary for operating the mobile phone 10, including conventional call circuitry that enables the mobile telephone 10 to establish a call or otherwise exchange signals other devices, such as other mobile devices, internet web servers, media servers, or the like.
  • the call circuitry also may be responsible for transmitting and receiving text messages, emails, or text documents.
  • the mobile phone 10 may include circuitry for browsing the internet, playing or viewing audio/visual materials, such as picture, music or video files and for gaming operations. Circuitry that controls the touch-sensitive input devices 32, 34 and 36 also is included.
  • the display control circuitry dynamically adapts the displayed output of the touch-sensitive input devices 32, 34 and 36 depending upon the mode in which the phone is operating.
  • the mobile phone 10 can be configured to operate in both portrait and landscape orientations depending upon the relative positions of the flip assembly 16 and the intermediate assembly 16.
  • the main PCBA is housed within the base assembly 14 and electrically connected to the battery 50, which provides the necessary power for operating the mobile phone 10.
  • a connector establishes an electrical connection between the battery 50 and the adjacent PCBA.
  • the PCBA may be connected to the various touch-sensitive input devices and/or displays with suitable flex circuitry.
  • the PCBA may be connected to auxiliary PCBAs associated with the flip and intermediate assemblies by suitable flex circuitry.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 includes a first hinge plate 40, a second hinge plate 42, a third hinge plate 44, and a fourth hinge plate 46. Further, as is described more fully below, the dual sliding hinge assembly also includes a flip hinge portion 48, for example, rotationally coupling the third hinge plate 44 to the fourth hinge plate 46.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 may also include an additional flip hinge portion (e.g., a spring hinge) that is operative to rotationally couple the flip assembly to the base assembly.
  • the base assembly and the flip assembly may be rotationally coupled by a separate hinge mechanism (e.g., a spring hinge).
  • a separate hinge mechanism e.g., a spring hinge
  • the exemplary hinge plates 40, 42, 44 and 46 may include any suitable sliding hinge plates or sliding hinge components, such as cooperative rail assemblies or the like.
  • the various hinge plates illustrated in FIGS. 7-12 are not intended to be limited to a particular geometry (e.g., not intended to be limited to a plate-type geometry).
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly (and the various portions of the hinge assembly) may be made of any suitable material, including, but not limited to, steel or another metal or plastic.
  • the first hinge plate may be formed integrally with the base assembly or the flip assembly and the fourth hinge plate may be formed integrally with the intermediate assembly.
  • FIG. 7 shows the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 with the mobile phone in a closed configuration
  • FIGS. 8-12 show the dual sliding hinge assembly 12 with the mobile phone in an open configuration.
  • the intermediate assembly may be moved relative to the base assembly and the flip assembly along a first direction as shown in figure 9 .
  • the sliding motion along the first direction may be facilitated by the cooperative sliding relationship between the first hinge plates 40 and the second hinge plate 42.
  • first and second hinge plates cooperate to facilitate sliding motion of the intermediate assembly from a position completely over the flip assembly to a position partially over the flip assembly and partially over the base assembly (e.g., in a position relatively centered over the flip assembly and the base assembly).
  • FIGS. 10-12 show exemplary end views of the mobile phone and the associated dual sliding hinge assembly 12.
  • the dual sliding hinge assembly may facilitate further sliding motion along a direction perpendicular to the first direction (as shown in FIG. 11 ).
  • the second hinge plate 42 and the third hinge plate 44 cooperate to facilitate sliding of the intermediate assembly along the second direction.
  • sliding of the intermediate assembly along the second direction may reveal an auxiliary area 30 such as a keypad, a display or a touch-sensitive input device, then it is housed on top of, adjacent to, or with in the second hinge plate such that the auxiliary assembly 30 is revealed once the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction.
  • an auxiliary area 30 such as a keypad, a display or a touch-sensitive input device
  • the fourth hinge plate may be rotated relative to the third hinge plate by way of a rotational hinge element 48 that rotationally couples the third hinge plate 44 to the fourth hinge plate 46. It will be appreciated that it is not required for the intermediate assembly to be slid along the second direction before the intermediate assembly is rotated in a relatively upright position relative to the flip assembly and the base assembly. As shown in FIG. 12 , when the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction and further rotated into a relatively upright position, the user of the user of the mobile phone may be able to enter data via the auxiliary device 30 while viewing a relatively upright display coupled to be fourth hinge plate in a laptop-like configuration.
  • the various components of the dual sliding hinge assembly may be incorporated within the housings of the base assembly, the flip assembly and/or the intermediate assembly such that the dual sliding hinge assembly is not readily viewable by a user of the phone.
  • the various components of the dual sliding hinge assembly may be integrated into suitable cosmetic plastics.
  • the various hinge plates of the dual sliding hinge assembly may include a spring or other resilient member that requires an initial force before allowing relative movement between the various cooperative hinge plates.
  • the phone may include three distinct displays 32, 34 and 36 on the "inside" of the mobile phone, each with a touch-sensitive input portion so that they may be used or otherwise configured as input devices.
  • the mobile phone may be configured to include an auxiliary display or input area 30 that is exposed when the intermediate assembly is slid along the second direction, optionally, with the display 36 rotated in a relatively upright position.
  • display 36 within the intermediate assembly may be configured to function as a typical keypad (e.g., alphanumeric keypad and/or QWERTY keypad), and display 36 within the base is hidden.
  • the mobile phone When the mobile phone is transitioned to a web/multimedia mode (e.g., by opening the flip assembly and sliding the intermediate assembly relative to the base) all three touch-sensitive input surfaces 32, 34 and 36 are exposed (as well as possibly auxiliary area 30), and display 36 may switch to function as the main display, while displays 32 and 34 are configured to operate as input devices.
  • the transition of display 36 from keypad mode to main display mode may be triggered by an electromechanical switch is activated upon sliding movement of the intermediate assembly into a relatively centralized position.
  • the user may hold the mobile device in both hands in a landscape mode as the user navigates/operates the device with his/her thumbs.
  • other use cases and configurations may be realized without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • a mobile phone having a base assembly, and intermediate assembly and a flip assembly coupled by a dual sliding hinge assembly provides a mobile phone having enhanced functionality and versatility.
  • the provision of a dual sliding hinge assembly provides the conveniently sized form factor or footprint on the phone along with the enhanced control space/features and/or display space/features found in phones having larger form factors.
  • the above-describe mobile phone provides the look and feel of a larger phone with more display area and/or control area with a smaller footprint often associated with clamshell and/or slider phones.
  • the phone may be configured to have the look and feel of a mini laptop computer.
  • a dual sliding hinge assembly that couples a base assembly, intermediate assembly and flip assembly (with the base assembly, intermediate assembly and flip assembly having touch-input devices) provides for a versatile mobile phone that may be operated in a first mode (e.g., in a portrait orientation) for calling and simple messaging operations, and a second mode (e.g., in a landscape orientation) for web surfing, gaming and/or other multimedia operations.
  • a first mode e.g., in a portrait orientation
  • second mode e.g., in a landscape orientation
  • the flip assembly may be opened and the intermediate assembly may be slid to reveal touch-sensitive input device (and possibly triggering a transition to a multimedia mode), whereby touch-sensitive device 36 functions as the main display and touch-sensitive devices 32 and 34 (as well as any touch-sensitive input device within the auxiliary area 30) are configured as touch-sensitive control interfaces.
  • touch-sensitive device 36 functions as the main display
  • touch-sensitive devices 32 and 34 are configured as touch-sensitive control interfaces.
  • the phone can operate in a "balanced mode" where a user can hold the device with both hands in a landscape mode having control areas on both sides of a relatively-centered main display.
  • Other modes of operation may be realized without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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  1. Dispositif de communication portatif (10) comprenant :
    un ensemble de base (14) ;
    un ensemble de volet (16) couplé à l'ensemble de base (14), si bien que l'ensemble de volet (16) peut pivoter par rapport à l'ensemble de base (14) ;
    un ensemble intermédiaire (18) couplé en service à l'ensemble de base (14) et à l'ensemble de volet (16) par un ensemble de charnière coulissante double (12) ;
    caractérisé en ce que :
    l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double (12) est configuré de manière que l'ensemble intermédiaire (18) puisse coulisser par rapport à l'ensemble de base (14) et à l'ensemble de volet (16) dans une première direction et dans une deuxième direction, perpendiculaire à la première direction.
  2. Dispositif de communication portatif selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double est en outre configuré de manière que l'ensemble intermédiaire puisse pivoter par rapport à l'ensemble de base.
  3. Dispositif de communication portatif selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double est en outre configuré de manière que l'ensemble intermédiaire puisse pivoter par rapport à l'ensemble de base lorsque l'ensemble intermédiaire a coulissé dans la deuxième direction.
  4. Dispositif de communication portatif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double comprend une première plaque de charnière couplée à une deuxième plaque de charnière et configurée pour effectuer un mouvement de coulissement entre la deuxième plaque de charnière et la première plaque de charnière dans la première direction.
  5. Dispositif de communication portatif selon la revendication 4, dans lequel l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double comprend une troisième plaque de charnière couplée à la deuxième plaque de charnière et configurée pour effectuer un mouvement de coulissement entre la troisième plaque de charnière et la deuxième plaque de charnière dans une deuxième direction, perpendiculaire à la première direction.
  6. Dispositif de communication portatif selon la revendication 5, dans lequel l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double comprend une quatrième charnière couplée à la troisième charnière et configurée pour effectuer un mouvement de rotation entre la quatrième plaque de charnière et la troisième plaque de charnière.
  7. Dispositif de communication portatif selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la quatrième plaque de charnière est couplée à la troisième plaque de charnière par une charnière à ressort.
  8. Dispositif de communication portatif selon la revendication 6, dans lequel la quatrième plaque de charnière peut pivoter sur un angle maximal d'environ 90 degrés.
  9. Dispositif de communication portatif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel l'ensemble intermédiaire comprend au moins un écran d'affichage.
  10. Dispositif de communication portatif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel l'ensemble intermédiaire comprend un dispositif d'entrée tactile qui est dégagé lorsqu'une partie de l'ensemble intermédiaire a coulissé dans la deuxième direction.
  11. Dispositif de communication portatif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel l'ensemble de base et l'ensemble de volet comprennent tous deux un dispositif d'entrée tactile et dans lequel chacun des dispositifs d'entrée tactiles est un écran d'affichage tactile.
  12. Dispositif de communication portatif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel le dispositif de communication portatif est un téléphone mobile.
  13. Ensemble de charnière coulissante double (12) destiné à être utilisé avec un dispositif de communication portatif (10), l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double (12) comprenant :
    une première plaque de charnière (40) couplée à une deuxième plaque de charnière (42) et configurée pour effectuer un mouvement de coulissement entre la deuxième plaque de charnière (42) et la première plaque de charnière (40) dans une première direction ;
    une troisième plaque de charnière (44) couplée à la deuxième plaque de charnière (42) et configurée pour effectuer un mouvement de coulissement entre la troisième plaque de charnière (44) et la deuxième plaque de charnière (42) dans une deuxième direction, perpendiculaire à la première direction ; et
    une quatrième plaque de charnière (46) couplée à la troisième plaque de charnière (44) et configurée pour effectuer un mouvement de rotation entre la quatrième plaque de charnière (46) et la troisième plaque de charnière (44).
  14. Ensemble de charnière coulissante double selon la revendication 13, dans lequel l'ensemble de charnière coulissante double est configuré pour faciliter la rotation de la quatrième plaque de charnière sur environ 90 degrés par rapport à la troisième plaque de charnière.
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